Beer Buttercream????

Hi, first time posting! I'm new to cake decorating and baking and have been wanting to try different recipes. I was watching amazing wedding cakes earlier and a beer buttercream was mentioned. I was just wondering if anyone had any recipes, I couldn't find any in the recipes section otherwise I wouldn't be asking Also couldn't find many by googling!

They give the recipe on the website for the show. I'm going to be trying it for my dad's cake next month since he loves Guinness. Don't forget to boil it down to reduce it - it will make all the difference in the flavor!

I was just on the site as well... am I missing it? There are only (5) recipes listed under the recipe section. Should I be looking in a different section? If someone has the recipe... can they post it or pm it?? Thanks.

I wish I had seen this post earlier, but when it says stout beer, in one of the replies, what are some types of stout beer besides the guin kind? Would budweiser or any kind of Budweiser product be considered stout? I want to make this cake tomorrow and I just want the best outcome or product.

The stouts from my understanding are the real deep dark brown types of beer. My guess would be if Bud makes a dark beer (and I have NO IDEA if they do or don't), it should work.

So, I we bought some stout beer the other day and I started to "simmer" it on the stove top. I got busy with one of my kids and my husband had to turn off the stove because the beer was boiling over everywhere! OOops! So, I'll have to experiment again tomorrow...this time I'll stay at the stove!

Google beer advocate. There's a beer 101 section that'll explain what the different beer types are. Stouts have a distinctive flavor, one I don't care for, but I can see why they'd be used in the frosting recipe.

It is just me or the amount of liquid sees like a LOT!?! Adding 2 1/2 plus 1 Tbsp of liquid to 1 batch of BC is too much!

Yes, it does call for 2-1/2 cups of liquid, but the 2 cups of stout get reduced to a syrup, so I'm guessing that's down to about 1/4 cup or so, depending on if you're going for a maple syrup, a honey, or a molasses thickness.

Has anyone tried this frosting? I'm thinking of giving it a try this weekend for a friend's cake, but I don't know how to tell if it's any good...I like my buttercream sweet, and don't really care much for beer, so I'm pretty sure I won't like it, even if it's a fabulous recipe!!

It was a hit (groom's cake), but I couldn't bring myself to try the buttercream...the smell of the reducing stout on the stove made me nauseous. My husband tried it and said it was ok (not a beer drinker), but the wedding party loved it.

I just made my regular vanilla buttercream and replaced the liquid with the reduced Guinness. And also brushed that on the cake like a simple syrup. The flavor isn't super strong, but people could tell!